Methylprednisolone acetate 40 mg/ml suspension for injection at MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL

317 E OVILLA RD, RED OAK, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1134172406

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$0.11 with TriWest Health Alliance vs $526.13 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
TriWest Health Alliance TRCR $0.11
Humana Tricare $0.11
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $0.20
United SmallGroup $0.20
United AllPayerAppendix $0.20
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $0.53
BCBS MyBlueHealth $0.53
Cigna NewBusiness $0.73
Cigna LocalPlus $0.73
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $0.77
BCBS BlueEssentials $0.77
Cigna HMO $0.81
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $0.81
BCBS EPOSOA $0.81
Cigna NetworkBenefit $0.81
BCBS PPO $0.83
BCBS BluePremier $1.01
Cigna AllOther $1.03
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $36.83
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $36.83
Superior Health Plan STARKids $36.83
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $36.83
Superior Health Plan CHIP $36.83
Aetna QHPHIX $71.03
Cigna IFP $71.03
Cigna QHP $73.66
United OptionsPPO $98.91
Unicare CHIP $99.96
Aetna NewBusiness $104.70
Superior EPO $105.23
Superior HMO $105.23
Superior ValueHMO $105.23
Aetna Meritain $112.07
Aetna COMM $112.07
Molina Healthcare HIX $131.53
Aetna OON $132.06
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $177.83
BCBS Traditional $233.60
City of McKinney COMM $236.76
Global Sports Services COMMPPO $263.06
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $263.06
Aetna ASA $277.27
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $289.37
Aetna WCOMP $289.37
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $289.37
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $289.37
Averde Health, Inc PPO $305.16
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $368.29
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $368.29
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $373.55
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $382.50
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $394.60
USA Managed Care COMM $420.90
USC Health Services COMM $420.90
Galaxy Health Network PPO $447.21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $473.52
Independent Medical Systems COMM $526.13
Unicare MCD $526.13
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $526.13

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